Jay White is ready to get back into the mix in AEW after his loss to FTR earlier a few weeks back, and is hoping right back into the singles ranks.
White is set to face one of the top luchadores around today, who has been proving his skills in ROH – Metalik. Having proven his skills in WWE & NJPW – Metalik would love a chance to be a top name in AEW, and beating White would do just that.
Jay White Returns To Collision With A Victory
The Gunns joined commentary while Robinson was at ringside, all of Bullet Club Gold around for this match. White forced Metalik into the corner before some stiff Switchblade Chops would land. A headscissor takedown would send White down, but Metalik was unable to follow up.
White would throw Metalik to the floor and drive him right into the ring post. In the ring, White applied a Single Leg Boston Crab – and while Metalik got the ropes, he’d hold on until the referee forced him to break it up. Metalik would hit the Slingblade Bulldog before a springboard hurricanrana.
White would send Metalik to the ropes, only to try for an apron spear – but missed. Metalik would hit an Asai Moonsault, wiping out White before a moonsault in the ring only to miss. Cobra Clutch Suplex would set up Blade Runner – and Metalik was defeated.
CM Punk Defends The Belt He Earned At All Out 2022
CM Punk claims to be the real AEW World Champion, having never lost his belt after All Out 2022. He showed the world his belt last week, spray painting an X over it – his trademark symbol.
Ricky Starks would demand the belt be handed over to him after his win over Punk in the finals of the Owen Hart Memorial Cup.
Tonight, Punk gives Starks a chance to earn this belt – as they meet in the biggest main event of AEW Collision yet, with Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat as a special guest enforcer.
Punk would drop Starks with a shoulder tackle and Hip Toss as the match began, sending Starks to the floor. Steamboat would ensure Starks went right back in, where he took another shoulder tackle.
Punk would pose on the middle rope, before Starks hit some deep arm drags – getting the approval of Steamboat at ringside.
Starks would get some hard punches in the corner on Punk, before sending him head first into the corner. A lariat by the ropes sent both men out to the floor, and when both men got back into the ring – Punk would take a series of knife edge chops in the corner. Punk would respond with a scoop slam and leg drop, before some Hulk Hogan taunting while Starks recovered.
Starks would have the wrist tape of Punk raked across his face, and this would fire him up. The pace of the match would pick up with a brawl in the ropes.
Starks pulled Punk to the floor, where he was shoved into the crowd before Punk hit some forearm shots to the face of Starks – with Steamboat pulling him off.
Ricky Steamboat Calls It Right Down The Middle
Back in the ring, Punk would be dropped on the top rope before being sent to the floor with a baseball slide. Starks would pull Punk back into the ring before a diving lariat for a one count.
Punk was thrown chest first into the corner before a big stomp to the chest, before blocking a running splash in the middle of the ring.
Starks would be caught on the top rope, but Punk took him down the hard way. A big right hand in the ring would land from Punk, before the jumping leg lariat and a swinging neckbreaker.
Starks caught Punk going for a jumping Sunset Flip, hitting a Samoan Drop – before a big Powerbomb for a near fall.
A spear into the corner would see Punk lead over Starks, sending him face first into the corner before a roundhouse kick to the head landed. A trade of strikes would lead to the referee being dropped with a shoulder tackle.
Ricky Steamboat would see Starks try to use the ropes on a roll up, before getting into the ring and counting the three count off a roll up from Punk in the middle of the ring.
After the bell, Starks would attack Steamboat – hitting him with a belt. Punk was unable to make the save himself, using a steel chair to drive Starks off.
Will CM Punk answer the challenge of Samoa Joe for All In? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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